I like laksa when I'm sick - not the kind of sick that robs you of your appetite though, because it's a big hearty bowl of soup. Laksa is great for clearing congestion. Here's my recipe... http://magicjelly.com.au/blog/2012/01/vegan-laksa/ When I'm sick & really don't want to eat anything, I like a clear soup, like chickpea noodle.

Rasam! It's a spicy Indian broth of lentils/beans with many other good things. Depending on the recipe it might include: lemon, tomato, and or tamarind; garlic, onion, ginger, asafetida, turmeric, black pepper, curry leaves, cilantro, and of course hot peppers. It's full of vitamin C, the hot peppers clear congestion, I think onion ginger and garlic are good for a cold like Nicole said, and you can taste it no matter how bad your sinuses are!

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If I can hijack a bit, what's the best vegan bouillion for drinking when ill? I usually alternate between hot tea with a ton of sugar and chicken bouillion, but now I have no idea what to sub for the bouillion. Preferably something really salty and that comes in dry cubes or granules.

1. Because it is yummy2. Because it is SUPER EASY to make. Don't know about the rest of you, but if I am home sick, I don't wanna cook. Miso soup: Miso, hot water, soy sauce, seaweed, chopped tofu, chopped green onions. Literally takes about 5 minutes to make.

Pho is also super good and easy to make if you are sick. If you get the ready made broth that is (the Pacific brand is vegan and really good). Then you just heat it up, and throw in the rest of the stuff you like (bean sprouts, herbs, noodles etc). It only takes as long to make as it takes to boil the noodles, which is like 10 minutes.

Any of the Amy's canned soups are good. I just had the golden lentil soup on NYE (I was sick on NYE. yay) and it was pretty fantastic.

If I can hijack a bit, what's the best vegan bouillion for drinking when ill? I usually alternate between hot tea with a ton of sugar and chicken bouillion, but now I have no idea what to sub for the bouillion. Preferably something really salty and that comes in dry cubes or granules.

Not dry, but this stuff keeps a long time in the fridge and also works well as a soup base. That's the vegetable flavor, which I like a lot, but the same company also makes a vegetarian "chicken" flavor (found here). I haven't actually tried the "chicken" one yet but maybe that would make a good base for homemade noodle soups?

If I can hijack a bit, what's the best vegan bouillion for drinking when ill? I usually alternate between hot tea with a ton of sugar and chicken bouillion, but now I have no idea what to sub for the bouillion. Preferably something really salty and that comes in dry cubes or granules.

I had some miso packets that were pretty good for this - it was just the powder, so it was good for making in a mug and sipping. I think it was something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Miso-Cup-Reduced- ... words=miso but I can't remember if that was the exact brand or not.

If I can hijack a bit, what's the best vegan bouillion for drinking when ill? I usually alternate between hot tea with a ton of sugar and chicken bouillion, but now I have no idea what to sub for the bouillion. Preferably something really salty and that comes in dry cubes or granules.

Oh, I use the better than bouillon paste but it does last a while in the fridge and it is chickeny. You have to make sure you buy their vegetarian version as they do a real chicken version as well.

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If I can hijack a bit, what's the best vegan bouillion for drinking when ill? I usually alternate between hot tea with a ton of sugar and chicken bouillion, but now I have no idea what to sub for the bouillion. Preferably something really salty and that comes in dry cubes or granules.

Not dry, but this stuff keeps a long time in the fridge and also works well as a soup base. That's the vegetable flavor, which I like a lot, but the same company also makes a vegetarian "chicken" flavor (found here). I haven't actually tried the "chicken" one yet but maybe that would make a good base for homemade noodle soups?

I can't recommend the "no chicken" one highly enough. I use it for everything - soups, sauces, gravies, mashed potatoes, soaking cashews or soy curls, marinades, you name it. It would never have occurred to me to drink it, but I'm sure it would fit the bill!

Yes, that 'no chicken' stuff is the best! but also, like linanil said, they have a real chicken version, and it looks almost exactly the same as the vegan version.

My 'funny' story was telling my husband to pick one up from the store, he picked up the real chicken one. I told him it was the wrong one, he said he thought the 'better' in the name meant it was vegetarian.

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I accidentally bought the real chicken one too - came home, made some rice with it and was wondering why it smelled so funny. Luckily, I realized what happened before I ate any. The No-Chicken stuff is great though! I just finished up a jar making the AFR PotPie Stew yesterday. SO GOOD!